The 2020-21 college basketball season came to a close Monday night as Baylor routed a previously undefeated Gonzaga squad to claim the national title.
The Bears dominated from start to finish, leaving no doubt they were the best team on that night, to cap a six-game blitz to glory.
In a tournament filled with upsets, it was refreshing to see what were the two best teams across the long regular season go at it for the title because in the single-elimination tournament, that is not often the case.
For Chris Holtmann's Buckeyes, their fate was sealed far earlier than expected but with the season now officially closed, they move toward a critical offseason with high expectations for next year.